January 26, 2023

washington dc – U.S. Senator Katherine Cortez Mast (D., Nevada) said that Nevada State University trains school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other mental health professionals to develop school-based mental health services in Nevada. announced that it would receive $1,218,626 for its services.Senator Cortez Masto said these funds bipartisan safer community law A law was signed last year to address the critical shortage of mental health professionals in Nevada schools.

Senator Cortez Masto also recently secured $1,337,000 to help Nevada State University build a mental health care clinic to serve Clark County School District students and their families.

“Investing in children’s mental health has always been one of my top priorities, and I have secured historic funding to increase the number of mental health professionals in schools across Nevada.” Senator Cortez Masto said. “These resources support our students and help keep them safe in the classroom and in the community.”

Senator Cortez Masto has led efforts in the Senate specifically to address the student mental health and suicide crisis. She has significantly increased funding to address the shortage of school-based mental health professionals, including psychologists, counselors and social workers. $950,000 Clark County School District and $1,535,000 Pray for the Washoe County School District to hire more mental health professionals. She successfully put her $1 billion into supporting mental health services in America’s schools. bipartisan safer community law It passed Congress this summer.

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